***This giveaway has reached our cap of 10,000 entries and is now closed. See who won below!***
It took you guys just a little under 6 hours to push this blogiversary giveaway to its 10,000 entry cap, so we’re here with an earlier-than-usual update on our randomly selected winner. That lucky person is… Britta (who’s currently living in baby/preschooler world so she hopes in five years she won’t “have to deal with someone else’s poop on a daily basis and to be able to sleep through the night!”). Congrats Britta!
For every blogiversary we try to do something special for that week’s giveaway. And this year we ran with the five theme and snagged five different $500 prizes for one lucky winner from a few of our favorite places: FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie. Which means someone’s gonna get a grant total of $2,500 to spend in celebration of our big five year blogiversary.
The five generous folks who are each giving away $500 aren’t just places we love, but also places that hold a special place in the our blog’s history (and future). In addition to being one of our first and most longstanding sponsors, Z Gallerie has dished out prizes for a blogiversary before – and was our first ever giveaway to break the 1,000 entry mark.
Richmond-based Shades of Light (also a long-time sponsor) has found their way into our home on several occasions (their local outlet makes us crazy). Plus we’ve got an exciting announcement about them that we’ll be sharing soon (secrets, secrets, are no fun).
Joss & Main is a newer favorite of ours, and they’ve invited us twice to curate sale collections on their site…. so we’ll always be grateful to them for making us feel like real designers – even if only for a brief time. Haha.
While HomeGoods seems to find their way onto our blog pretty often (like a $500 giveaway for you guys last week), one of our favorite instances was when they helped us makeover a local family’s living areas for them a while back.
And last but not least is FLOR, whose catalogs is one of our favorites to get in the mail. But more importantly, they’re gonna play an important role in our upcoming book tour. More details on that next week!
- PRIZE: $500 gift cards to FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie (totaling $2,500!)
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “FIFTH ME” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: … where you see yourself in five years. We always say we have no clue where we’ll be down the road but it’s always fun to imagine, right? How might your family be different or have grown? Will you be in a new home or a new city? Will you have the same job?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Sept 26th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: The United States (although we do try to wrangle as many international giveaways as possible)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of FLOR, HomeGoods, Joss & Main, Shades of Light and Z Gallerie.
NatalieM. says
FIFTH ME!
5 years, hopefully will have a 4 year old and a *gulp* 8 year old. Who knows maybe we’ll throw in a third by then….
Amanda Salber says
FIFTH ME!!
What an amazing and exciting giveaway! And congrats to you on your Five year!!
In five years…I imagine I’ll have one or two more babies (the more the merrier ;)) and be on to bigger and better with a new home! I like our house now, but I don’t feel the ‘home’ in it.
Note: I am a HUGE advocate of not building a house while your pregant! Your mind is just not your own!
Courtney says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in five years I’ll be living in San Francisco with either a new job or in grad school. Since I’m in DC, I’d love to be closer to my family, too, so that I can see my (currently) 18 month old niece more often!
Courtney Edmondson says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I see myself (and my family) in our own home instead of renting, then I can actually start doing my Pinterest boards for home improvement instead of just wishing!
Chelsey says
FIFTH ME!!!
I’d like to imagine us with at least two kids, in a home that we love to pieces, and as much in love then as we are and have been. Perfect world ;)
Preeti says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully in a new house and job!
Jen says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I’m hoping we’ll be official homeowners instead of perpetual renters. Other than that… who knows??? :)
Grace says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be well-travelled and living a life that I’m passionate about!
Jenifer says
FIFTH ME! In five years I will have a son who is a junior in high school (gasp!) so I will probably be doing the same thing career wise. I will hopefully be in a bigger house by then though!
Kara says
Fifth me! In five years my soon to be hubby (getting married in December <3) and I will hopefully be living in the house I grew up in. My Grandparents built it back in the late 60's, along with the help of my dad. Then my parents bought it when I was in the fourth grade. Hopefully we will be next and we can raise our future kids there.
Carrie says
FIfth me, please!
In 5 years, I hope to have a new house, a toddler, a bigger paycheck due to my fabulous promotion, and much longer hair that I will finally be able to stop obsessively chopping. Here’s hoping!
Jos says
FIFTH ME!
I hope I will be happily married and planning for a DIY nursery.
Jayme says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years, my husband and I will have moved across country (MN to Seattle). He’ll be in some nice cushy job, and I’ll get to be at home with at least one little us-version of Clara running around, with at least one larger us-version of Burger running around (as cute as Burger may be, I love me a big fluff ball). I’d love to be doing something with those two figurative people along the sames lines at y’all are doing! FINGERS CROSSED that in five years, that’s where we’ll be!
Jennifer S says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I could see us still in the same house with an updated kitchen and a couple kids!
Casey Severinghaus says
Fifth me!!! In 5 years… Mom of an 8 year old and hopefully a 4 year old, living in Richmond, VA.
Alexandra says
Fifth Me!
Within five years with any luck I’ll have a doctorate. Beyond that it’s up in the air.
Liz says
Fifth me! The hubby and I hope to finally have our own place and maybe another little munchkin. :o)
Lindsay says
FIFTH ME!
Congrats on the 5 years! We are welcoming our first child next month and in five years he or she will likely have a little brother or sister. We will have completed more of our home makeover projects and will be enjoying all of our hard work with our growing family.
Christy says
FIFTH ME
In five years, I envision two kids to go along with our two pets and leaving the city and house-hunting in a family-friendly neighborhood.
Tara says
FIFTH ME…
With a brand new baby to take care of, it is hard to say what I will be doing in 5 minutes…but I an only imagine that five years from now he will continue to bring me as much joy as he has in these last 13 days.
Mark says
FIFTH ME!! In 5 years, I see myself in a new home, new job, but the same city.
Lynds says
FIFTH ME! Oh man.. five years. That’s an intimidating prospect right now! We just sold our first house and are considering a big move so I’m hoping that in five years we are settled in a house and neighborhood and jobs and schools we love!
Jules says
Fifth ME! In 5 years I want to move to Colorado to be closer to family. Congrats on 5 years!
Jennifer C says
FIFTH ME!
Hopefully in 5 years we’ll have our third child and I will be happily leading my daughter’s girl scout troop, coaching my son’s soccer team, and enjoying the good life.
Jenny says
fifth me!
in 5 years I hope to have at least 1 more kid, still working for the same company, and still in my hometown. I’d love a new master bed/bath remodel by then too!
Anne Smyers says
Fifth me!! Hope to have moved back to New England in 5 years.
Anne
Roxie says
FIFTH ME! In five years I hope to be making improvements to my own home as opposed to our rental (although improving a rental is always a fun challenge). I think I’ll be in the same state,maybe the same job, maybe not. Hard to say!
Leah says
FIFTH ME!!!
In five years, I expect to have gone through quite a few changes. I’ll finish law school this spring and take the bar in the summer. I already have a job lined up (I am super fortunate!), so I’m hoping to stay there for at least a couple of years. Hopefully, my future husband and I (we’re only engaged right now) will be picking out a house by then as well! We currently get into the spirit of things by going to open houses in our dream neighborhood every Sunday :)
Happy fifth anniversary!
Marissa says
FIFTH ME!! I would like to be a homeowner with a family in the works :)
Lindsey says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years I just hope to be happy and content.
Hannah Richman says
fifth me!
five years– impossible to imagine, but in my dreams I’d love to own property rather than rent!
Sarah D says
Ftfth me!!
In five years ill be staying at home with my kiddos !!
Allisson says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to upgrade my tiny 1 bed condo to a 2 bed. Love city living so a 2 bed condo would be luxurious for me :)
Anya says
FIFTH ME!
I hope to be defending my PhD and have a family (the goal is two)! We’ll see!
Lauren says
Fifth me!…….In five years, who knows!!! Happy, healthy, have my beautiful family (plus one!), and doing something I love.
Jess says
Fifth me! Starting a family.
Scully says
FIFTH ME! Hopefully I’ll be a Mum :)
Molly says
FIFTH ME!!
In 5 years we will probably be living back in Michigan closer to family. My son will be 5 1/2 (CRAZYTOWN!) and my bun in the oven will be 4 1/2 (kind of even crazier since I haven’t met him / her yet!) We might even have another little one by then or maybe one on the way and probably living in our second home. Hopefully I’ll be a stay at home mom by then and maybe even running my own business…only time will tell!
Kerry says
FIFTH ME!!
In five years, I hope my family will have grown to include one more child and a pet. And I hope we will be living in a new house.
Emilie says
Fifth me!
Kate says
FIFTH ME! In five years I’d like to have a home that mixes the hand-me-down stuff with other pieces that feel more like me.
Katie @ explanationrequired says
FIFTH ME!!! I’m hoping to see my family grow and perhaps move on to a bigger and better place in 5 years’ time.
Wendi says
FIFTH ME! In five years, I hope that our family will be complete with our second child; my husband will have his nursing degree, making us more flexible to maybe move closer to family — or somewhere really exotic! BUT, if we don’t move, I hope to have a completely remodeled master bedroom/bath by then.
Ileana says
FIFTH ME!
In five years, I see myself in our dream home and not having any more little ones in diapers! Sounds heavenly :-)
Raina@ Mamacita Spins The Globe says
FIFTH ME! I’d like to say that I have an idea where I’ll be 5 years from now, but really I don’t know. I will hopefully be seeing my husband complete a second degree and make a big career change. My kids will be older, so I don’t like to think too far ahead ;)
Janna Rinker says
FIFTH ME! In 5 years we’ll have a 5 year old and maybe another little one here or on the way? Hopefully renovating an old house in Seattle too :)
Elizabeth says
FIFTH ME!!! Married of course and hopefully have at least one kid by then and not having to work and being a stay at home mom!
Emily Richardson says
FIFTH ME!
In 5 years I see myself doing what I am currently loving to do! Being a mom to 1 sweet baby boy and a wife to one awesome husband. Hopefully the baby department will be multiplied and so will the love for my hubby!
Kim Davis says
FIFTH ME!
We hope that we will be the lucky parents to our second child from China in five years. We’ve already waited 4.5 years, so you can definitely say hope springs eternal!
Rachel says
FIFTH ME!
In five years I hope to be living back in the US, and have at least one more child (for a minimum of two)! :-)